Alam

Alam is a masculine name derived from several ancient languages including :


 * 1) Arabic: عالم (ʿĀlam) meaning "world" or "universe"
 * 2) Hebrew: cognate word  is transcribed as Olam or Ulam, also meaning "World"
 * 3) Tagalog: Alam means "Knowledge" (Wisdom). adjective maalam, is referred to as the one who is knowledgeable and wise.
 * 4) Bengali: Alom means "the whole world; world".
 * 5) Malay: Alam means "Field of interest", "nature", "realm", "world". Use "Ilmu alam" means "Natural Studies" or "Geography".
 * 6) Hindi: Alam means "the whole world; world".
 * 7) Urdu: Alam means "the whole world; world".

Use in literature
Arabic literature and ancient texts use Alam in phrases like "Rab-ul-Alam-een" = "the Lord of all Worlds/Universes" referring to The Absolute and Highest Divinity.

In Hebrew, Olam is used in phrases like "Adon Olam", meaning "Master of the World," one of the names of God in Judaism.

surname عالم ("world")

 * Intikhab Alam (born 1941), British Indian (Pakistani) cricketer
 * Muhammad Mahmood Alam (1935–2013), Mr M. M. Alam, Pakistani Air Force officer who is famous for his world record in air-to-air combat
 * Said Alam, Pakistani pediatric surgeon and political activist

Compound names

 * Alamgir
 * Badrul Alam (disambiguation)
 * Jahangir Alam (disambiguation)
 * Mahbubul Alam (disambiguation)
 * Nurul Alam (disambiguation)
 * Shamsul Alam (disambiguation)

unidentified surnames transliterated as Alam

 * Abdul Qadir Alam, governor of Ghor Province, Afghanistan
 * Abrar Alam (born 1996), Bangladeshi cricketer
 * Adeel Alam (born 1986), Pakistani-American wrestler better known by his ring name Mustafa Ali
 * Aftab Alam (disambiguation), several
 * Aftabuddin Alam (born 1993), Indian cricketer
 * Ahmed Alam (born 1972), field hockey player
 * Alexander Alam (1896–1983), Australian businessman, politician, and philanthropist
 * Ali Alam (born 1977), Pakistani underground musician
 * Amir-Hossein Khozeimé Alam (died 2002), eldest son of Amir Ma'soum Khan Khozeiméh
 * Ammad Alam (born 1998), Pakistani cricketer
 * Arish Alam (born 1986), Indian cricketer
 * Ashraful Alam, Bangladeshi educationist and vice chancellor of Sylhet International University
 * Ashraful Alom, Bangladeshi media personality and politician
 * Asadollah Alam (1919–1978), Iranian politician
 * A.T.M. Zahirul Alam (born 1952), retired lieutenant general of Bangladesh Army
 * Ava Alam (1947–1976), Bangladeshi singer and music teacher
 * Badiul Alam (born 1949), Bangladeshi academic
 * Didarul Alam (born 1968), Bangladesh Awami League politician
 * Faisal Alam (born 1977), gay Pakistani American who founded the Al-Fatiha Foundation
 * Fakrul Alam (born 1951), Bangladeshi academic, writer, and translator
 * Fareena Alam (born 1978), English journalist and was editor
 * Faria Alam (born 1966), Bangladeshi society figure and television personality
 * Faruque Alam (born 1940), Bangladeshi civil engineer and wood technologist
 * Fawad Alam (born 1985), Pakistani cricketer and actor
 * Fouad Salam Alam (born 1951), Egyptian volleyball player
 * Ghulam Dastagir Alam (1933–2000), Pakistani theoretical physicist and professor
 * Gulzar Alam (born 1959), Pashto singer
 * Gurdas Ram Alam (1912–1989), Punjabi language poet
 * Ikhfanul Alam (born 1984), Indonesian footballer
 * Israfil Alam (born 1966), Bangladesh Awami League Politician
 * Jafar Alam, Bangladeshi politician
 * Jahanara Alam (born 1993), Bangladeshi cricketer
 * Javeed Alam (1943–2016), activist and thinker
 * Johnny Alam, Canadian researcher, visual artist, and curator
 * Khorshed Alam, fifth Governor of Bangladesh Bank
 * Khurshid Alam (born 1940s), Bangladeshi playback singer
 * Leena Alam (born 1978)
 * Sayful Alam (1934–1997), Bangladeshi politician and teacher
 * M. Shahid Alam, Pakistani economist, academic, and social scientist
 * Mohammad Habibul Alam, Vice-chairman of the World Scout Committee
 * Mozaffar Alam (1882–1973), Iranian military and political figure
 * Nawab Alam Yar Jung Bahadur (1890–1970), Indian politician
 * Qasa Alom, British-Bangladeshi journalist and presenter

given name عالم ("world")

 * Alam Channa (1953–1998), son of Nasir Channa of Dhoke Kashmirian was the world's tallest living man at 232.4 cm (7 ft 7 inch) high. During his life he had been billed at various heights of up to 7 ft 6 while working at a circus
 * Alam Lohar (1928–1979), prominent Punjabi folk music from the Punjab region of Pakistan, formerly British India. He is credited with popularising the musical term Jugni
 * Alom Shaha (born 1973), British-Bangladeshi teacher, writer and filmmaker

unidentified given names transliterated as Alam

 * Alam al-Din al-Hanafi (1178–1251), Egyptian mathematician, astronomer and engineer
 * Alam al-Malika (died 1130), leader of Zubayd in Yemen
 * Alam Dad Lalika (born 1987), Pakistani politician
 * Alam Khan (actor), Indian actor, model, and dancer
 * Alam Khan (composer), Bangladeshi composer and music director
 * Alam Khattak, Pakistani army general
 * Alam Gul Kuchi, Afghan politician
 * Alam Mir (born 1944)
 * Alam Muzaffarnagari (1901–1969), pseudonym of Muhammad Ishaaq, Indian poet
 * Alam Shah, the fourth and last ruler of the Sayyid dynasty
 * Alam Zeb (athlete) (born 1930), Pakistani middle-distance runner

Fictional characters

 * Alam Ara, eponymous protagonist of a 1931 film directed by Ardeshir Irani, the first Indian sound film